Tennessee Code Title 50. Employer and Employee § 50-3-404

(a) Any employer who has received a citation for a violation of this chapter or standard or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and has failed to correct the violation within the period of correction of the citation, shall be assessed a penalty of up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each day the violation exists.

(b) The period of correction may be suspended or lengthened by the commissioner upon a showing by the employer of a good faith effort to comply with the correction requirements, and that failure to comply with the correction requirements is due to factors beyond the employer's reasonable control.